palsa

[pahl-suh]

noun

Geology.

plural

palsen 

1. a mound of earth pushed up by or formed near the edge of a glacier, found in alpine and Arctic areas.

Word History and Origins

Origin of palsa¹

First recorded in 1940–45; from German or directly from Swedish pals(e), from Finnish palsa “peat knob in a bog, hillock in the tundra,” from Sami

Example Sentences

Most states these days make tournaments withhold state taxes from players' winnings, says Jim Palsa, a CPA who handles taxes for a PGA Tour professional.

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Palsa gets a notice from the PGA Tour every month telling him how much the player made, and where.

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"Our feeling has always been to file everywhere," Palsa says.

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